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California Jury Finds Roundup Caused Man's Cancer

A San Francisco federal jury unanimously agreed on Tuesday that Roundup caused a man's cancer — a potentially massive blow to the company that produces the glyphosate-based herbicide currently facing hundreds of similar lawsuits.
After five days of deliberation the jury concluded the weed killer

Framed for Murder: $10M Awarded to San Francisco Man Who Spent 6 Years in Prison

A federal court jury awarded $10 million in damages Friday to a San Francisco man who spent six years in prison before his murder conviction was thrown out.
Jamal Trulove accused four San Francisco police officers of framing him for a 2007 killing at the city's Sunnydale public housing complex. An

A California jury returned a $29.4 million verdict in a trial involving a woman who believes that her mesothelioma is tied to her regular use of Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder.
Wednesday's decision came after a lengthy trial that started in January. The jury awarded $24.4 million to Teresa

Court rules Newtown families can proceed with lawsuit against Remington

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB/AP) — On Thursday, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that gun maker Remington can be sued for making the Bushmaster rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012.
Justices were split on the question, but on Thursday morning the court

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The sign says it all. It reads, "A 57-year-old person walking died after getting hit here."
Here is the corner of Ellis and Jones Street. Similar signs have been going up all week around San Francisco.
"We are putting up signs around the city to honor people killed in 2018," Read More

LOS ANGELES — Victims of the Camp fire in Northern California filed a class action lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric Company alleging the utility is responsible for sparking the deadly blaze that killed at least 77 people and destroyed more than 11,000 homes.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in a Read More

A Hartford jury has awarded $1.851 million to a painter who suffered severe lead-paint poisoning after working on a house he was told was lead-free. To date, with interest, the award is about $2.2 million.
The Nov. 8 jury award in Hartford Superior Court followed a contentious seven-day trial, Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a third blood pressure medication recall over concerns the contaminated drug might cause cancer.
Sandoz Inc. is voluntarily recalling losartan potassium hydrochlorothiazide tablets because the pills could contain an impurity N-nitrosodiethylamine ( Read More

Fraser Shipyards has settled lawsuits involving dozens of workers who were exposed to lead while working on an old freighter in Superior, the company said.
Fraser has agreed to pay $7.5 million to more than 60 workers who were exposed to lead paint. The workers were involved in a 2016 engine Read More

A man who suffered a traumatic brain injury after he was ejected from a sedan during a multivehicle accident has ended his case after agreeing to more than $2.1 million in settlements.
Plaintiff Nagesh Roy has settled his claims against trucking company Freymiller for $2.1 million, and accepted a $ Read More

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